Movin' Out

It’s become something of an annual ritual, the story about how people are fleeing New York State, and this year’s migration study from United Van Lines is no exception.

The national moving company, notes the Empire Center, found that nearly 60 percent of the 17,394 moves it did in New York last year were outbound — that is, headed for other states.

Only North Dakota, Michigan and New Jersey surpassed New York in percentage of outbound moves, andÂ the Empire Center also pointed to census data showing that only California and hurricane-ravaged Louisiana lost more residents.

The flight out of New York is in keeping with the Empire Center’s longstanding contention that, among other things, high taxes, on both income and property, are driving people away.

The Empire Center earlier this month noted that nearly a quarter million people had left New York last year.